Android 360 wrote:.......... but the ones im getting made will without question be much better than the super soft factory springs i currently have in place.
i'll be going from an unpredictable rear end that seems to have a mind of it's own, to a rear end that follows the car. It will be a nice change.
You certain about that?
Just because springs seem "super soft" does not mean they dont work.
Whats your rear end alignment like?.................. had it done?
Those lightweight pressed steel lower arms awith a stub axle welded in are not particularly tough and bend easily after hard work.
If you have a funky wheel alignment on the rear then you car will handle like a turd.
Moving along, going to springs super hard for such a lightweight car might keep the car level and ride hard enough to remove your fillings over matchsticks but can and very often REDUCE grip generated.
The harder springs will augment the swaybars to buggery as well FURTHER reducing chassis grip.
Dont forget that the dampening rates of whatever shocks you are going to use will be so far away from correct for such a hard spring.
Furthermore, the heavier the spring, the LIGHTER the compression damping and heavier the extension damping to compensate.
Its a double edged sword and the combination of too hard spring, too hard compression damping and too light extension damping FURTHER reduces the ability of the suspension to keep the TYRES ON THE ROAD which is how grip is generated.
The issuse of varying grip over uneven road surfaces is still FURTHER magnified.
Dampening rates are matched to the SPRING, not the chassis. this is why spring and shock combinations are dynoed as a pair and the spring does NOT come off that shock.
Any dampening changes are incremental at best and anything substantial would require the shock/spring to be dynoed again.
Adjustable shocks for road cars are solely designed to make you feel good, have bragging rights and to be able to adjust the ride quality.
Youll possibly end up not generating any chassis grip, or very little at all and relying solely on tyre grip alone and you end up with a car that seems to grip well a bit beyond what it might usually begin to move around and then let go violently and unpredictably.
This is especially so on varying and uneven surfaces like PUBLIC ROADS!!!!!
Be very wary of making such major spring rate changes without supporting dampening/other major changes on a road car.
I can almost guarantee your car will sit like a rock but actually loose grip much earlier and much more violently than a stock ET.
Have fun
L8tr
E
but I have to try something with this rear end. The caboose is loose so to speak. And if it doesn't work ill use this kit to build myself some front coilovers, and that will be great.
